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Client - That part of a Database Management System (DBMS) that displays information on the screen and responds to user input (the front-end).
[Category=Database Management ]
Source: Northwest Database Services, 06 November 2009 09:00:05, http://www.nwdatabase.com/database-glossary-c.htm
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Client - Client has three meanings that apply in a data environment. In the first, a Client is a customer (as opposed to the organization providing a service or product). In the second definitin, a Client is a computer that is used directly by a user. Examples would be PCs, handheld computers, or workstations. In its third usage, the term Client mean the part of a Client-Server Application that the user directly interfaces with (for example, an email Client).
[Category=Data Governance ]
Source: The Data Governance Institute, 20 November 2009 09:00:50, http://www.datagovernance.com/glossary-governance/
Client - A software program used to contact and obtain data from a server software program on another computer. Each client program is designed to work with one or more specific kinds of server programs, and each server requires a specific kid of client.
[Category=Information Management ]
Source: Information-Management.com, 05 June 2010 08:17:33, http://www.information-management.com/glossary/c.html
Client - A software program used to contact and obtain data from a server software program on another computer. Each client program is designed to work with one or more specific kinds of server programs, and each server requires a specific kid of client.
[Category=Data Management ]
Source: DataMentors, 15 August 2010 10:16:44, http://www.datamentors.com/News-and-Resources/Glossary.html
client - A software component that can invoke an operation performed by a server.
[Category=Geospatial ]
Source: Open Geospatial Consortium, 04 June 2011 08:18:21, http://www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/glossary
client - [computing] An application, computer, or device in a client/server model that makes requests to a server.
[Category=Geospatial ]
Source: esri, 20 February 2012 08:33:56, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation
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